Coupling for vehicles.



l. BRUWN.

COUPLING FOR VEHlCLES.

APPLICAHON m50 A1109, m5,

I'. BROWN.

COUPLING FOR VEHICLES.' APPLICATION FILED AUG.9. IQI.

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Tf BROWN.

CGUPLlNG FOR VEHICLES.

,"JPLICAHON FILED Ausw, 1915 aented Dec. '7, 1915.

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EHEOPHILUS BROWN, OF MGLNE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNGF, EU @EBEE AND UHEAN, l

i COEORTON Ofi? ILLENGEE.

COUPLNG liGt VEHICLES.

lipglicetion led August 9 To @ZZ whom it muy con eric.'

Be it known that Tfinormn'o's BROWN, e, citizen of the hitecltetes, residing et Moline, iu the/county of Rock, island und State of illinois, have invented certain :new and useful improvements in Couplings :lier Vehicles, of which the following is a. specification, reference being haci therein to the accompanying clrevvine.

My invention relates'to vehicles particularly that class employed as field kitchens for army orother purposes in which two or more vehicles are connected to be heulefl together, and the object oi my invention is to provide e simple, eii'ective und durable fieni-y hle coupling by which one vehicle can he et# tachecl in line to another.

Referring; to the accompanying drawings in which similar numerals indicate identieril purtswliigure l is :L plan view of a trein of vehicles commonly rno'ivn as :in army kitchen. Fig. 2 is :i side elevation ot' Fie'. sig. 1s :i bottom plein view, und Figs. i and 5 are details.

The train of vehicles shown comprises supply cart l and e .kitchen the supply cart l is supported on Wheels 3 jouriuiie-:l on un axle and the kitchen E2 is supporte@ in o. Similur'manner on Wheels 5 journuiecl on on iixle 6. 7 und 8, 'preferably angie hars, are riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom of the lCert i.; the ferr-.furti muis of the bers 7 und 8 are secured to the bottom of the cart l on opposite sidesV thereof en@ adjacent to the axle 4, and converge rearwardly to a yoke shaped member to `which they are fastened by bolts or rivets. Qn opposite sides of the kitchen FJ, und embracing the axle 6, lure plates 10 secured to the of the kitchen 2 and exteufliurg below ihe bottom thereof; to these plates l0 holt or rivet bars 1l and 12 which converge foin werily and are secured to the bottom of the kitchen 2. The bars 1l und 12 are preferably angle hers and project forward oit the kitchen 2 to e plete 13, or the like, to which they are rigidly connected.

To the plate 13, prefeuhly to the under side thereof, i secre bearings limoni i5 in Speciiicaton'of Letters atent.

play the member if j thereof euri conver site sides of the other vehicle anc?. proieotingg uns. serial uo.

u T y 'le a shoulder i thereon which cent l oriverfi tace of the heerings io, euri ou the rear engi of the member itil" secure i coiiiir i8 in Contact with the rear of the heiriu'f i lflie forward enifi of the member is 'torinefi 4into :i loop which vis adapted to er ei between sive or ir/.ijections 2G and. 2l on the Volte 9 where it is pivoteliy .held hy heit obifhich passes vertically through the Linus 15) emi. and the ,loop iik x By the constiuiotioiiL Shown and o im eo; it will he seen the strain the rire@ when the train is moving brought more directly upon the orties uridine' to the durability oi the vehicles, and oy providing s iicfiihle )ceupiing the euri; i sind kitchen een follow o. turn 'or inequelitiesci the ground Without undue strain.

L A trein comprising s plurality of 'vo hicles, hers secureii to one vehicle @poosite sides ot' the bottoni thereoi und. echi/eig ing` :freer "eroily, e, yoke connecting the reer ends of said l; enel. extending beyond the rear of said vehi-cie, bers seeureci to the other vehicle on cppos.' e sicles of the,

ig ioriv forward thereof, u, plete courre mentioned und ineens on s yoke to iiexihly couple one veiiicleuim ne other. r

i2. A train comprising ci. pluim hicles, here secured to one ir'ehicie on opnosite sicies oi" the bottom thereof' coitof 1 ing rearwnrdiy, e, yoke connecting. the rear ends of suie?- hers sind, extending heyouclVV rear of said vehicle, plates securedon opge i3 ii below the `hottoni thereof, eecureii to said plates and to the bottom Aoi seeenci vehicle enti conveigiirgv forwereilh, tiiereot and having a plete connecting their torweiol enfle, unal ineens on s` irl plate with e iieene on the yoii'e to flexibly co'uoie ve hicle with the other. 7

3. .i trein comprising o, piuraiity of' vehicles, 'here secured. to one vehicle on oopo` site sides 'of the li thereof ausi eonvefgieewhich is adapted to ireeiy oscillste e com, rearwardly, 'u grose connecting the rear plin'g member i6; to prevent longitudinal ends of salici finti extending heyomf, the

bottom,

rear of said vehicle, bars secured to theother vehicle on opposite sides of' the bottom thereof and converging forwardly on said to a. point forward of said vehicle, a plate connecting the last mentioned bars,

bearings secured -on said plate, a longitudinztlly'andv horizontally disposed coupling member adapted to oscillate in said bearings pivot.

Inltestimony whereof I affix my signa-1 ture, in presence of two Witnesses.

THEOPHILUS BROWN.

Witnesses:

JEssIE SIMSER, YW. G. DUFFIELD.. 

